It was Thanksgiving 2016 and the spirit of gratitude filled many Flint homes, despite an ongoing health concern. News of the water emergency that contributed to lead poisoning, sickness, even some deaths, was at the forefront of families’ minds as they prepared holiday dinner. This year’s feast would take lots of added effort. In some […]

Leon El-Alamin was tempted to give up his new way of life. Back home from prison, the north side Flint native struggled to support himself. Finding no success through programs that were designed help him get employed, he slept on his mother’s sofa. “I couldn’t even buy a pair of underwear,” El-Alamin recalls. While serving […]

Flint’s employment landscape is continuing to gradually expand, recent economic data shows. While local entrepreneurship and small business opportunities appeal to many of Genesee County’s most ambitious residents, established companies and agencies are still looking for talented team members. About 30 such employers will scout to fill entry-level positions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]

The Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce will hold a job fair on Friday, April 13. The Flint & Genesee Job & Resource Fair is free and open to general public job seekers, TeenQuest alumni, and Career Edge series participants. It will be held at Baker College of Flint from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Up to […]

A low point in Shearese Stapleton’s personal life led to a mission of uplifting others. “I went through a divorce in 2011 and my life changed drastically after that,” she recalls. The transition to single parenting and related adjustments left Stapleton twisting in the wind, emotionally. But, not one to be content without solutions, she […]

On Carrie Edwards’ first day as a firefighter for the City of Flint, she almost quit. Edwards was assigned to body removal, a task as visceral as it sounds: Transporting the bodies ofthose who hadlost their life in a fireto the hospital. One of the first calls of the day tookherto the home of a […]

Lear Corp. is looking to fill 100 full-time hourly production team positions at its new seat plant in Flint. You could be one of those chosen for the job. Head out to the job fair at Mott Community College on Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. It will be held at the […]

As we wind up 2017 it’s a good time to think about the past and plan for the future. The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce has done both. Earlier this year it launched an initiative called “2020: Building the Future.” It focuses on development projects and education and destination programs that the chamber says […]

By age 11 Craig Samuels felt doomed to a life of failure. Having been physically and verbally abused, he began accepting hurtful condemnations as his truth and his future. In some ways his mother’s emotional attacks were even harder for Samuels to endure than his father’s heavy hands. “At the time, I couldn’t understand, ‘What […]

Al Novak has been the lead chaplain in Genesee County for more than 32 years. He is a former officer who served on the metro Detroit police force for 17 years. Along with 27 active associate chaplains and more than 200 volunteers, he conducts a wide range of jail ministry programs at the Genesee County […]